Resounding noise

  • 1resounding — re|sound|ing [rıˈzaundıŋ] adj 1.) resounding success/victory/defeat etc a very great or complete success, victory etc ▪ The show was a resounding success. 2.) [only before noun] a resounding noise is so loud that it seems to continue for a few… …

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  • 2resounding — adjective 1 (only before noun) a resounding noise is so loud that it seems to continue for a few seconds: The vase fell to the floor with a resounding crash. 2 resounding success/victory/defeat etc a very great or complete success, etc, that many …

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  • 3Resounding — Resound Re*sound (r?*zound ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resounding}.] [OE. resounen, OF. resoner, F. r[ e]sonner, from L. resonare; pref. re re + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See {Sound} to make a noise.] 1. To sound… …

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  • 4noise — n 1. sound, clamor, din, hubbub, babel, racket; ballyhoo, outcry, bawl, hue and cry, vociferation; cacophony, dissonance, discord; uproar, hullabaloo, clangor, fracas, bedlam, tumult, pandemonium, turmoil, commotion, bluster, rumpus, Inf. ruckus; …

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  • 5thunder — thunderer, n. thunderless, adj. /thun deuhr/, n. 1. a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge. 2. any loud, resounding noise: the thunder of applause. 3. a threatening or… …

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  • 6thunder — thun•der [[t]ˈθʌn dər[/t]] n. 1) mer a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge 2) any loud, resounding noise: the thunder of applause[/ex] 3) to give forth thunder (often used… …

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  • 7thunder — /ˈθʌndə / (say thunduh) noun 1. the loud noise which accompanies a flash of lightning, due to violent disturbance of the air by a discharge of electricity. 2. Chiefly Poetic the destructive agent in a thunderstorm. 3. any loud, resounding noise:… …

  • 8Gong — Gong, n. 1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. [1913 Webster] O er distant deserts… …

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  • 9gong bell — Gong Gong, n. 1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. [1913 Webster] O er distant… …

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  • 10Gong metal — Gong Gong, n. 1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. [1913 Webster] O er distant… …

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